Working well after two treatments

Thanks! I haven't had a single blister or scab, and I'm sure that helps. The treatment has also been on the conservative side, which I'm glad for now that the tattoo is almost gone.

When you say conservative do you mean that the laser has been less intense? or like, you waited longer in between treatments? My main concern is scarring and/or pigmentation and I would rather wait longer if it mean no chances of those happening.

I mean conservative in terms of the laser setting. The first time the setting was at 3.0 and didn't work at all. The second time they increased the power just enough to work but not to cause damage to my skin. It could be just my skin too, and the location on my body ( lower back). I'm sure everyone reacts differently. I also waited almost two months between treatments because I was still seeing fading, which took three weeks to kick in after treatment two. How is your treatment working?

ahhh, I see. I am glad you posted because I was just writing about my first treatment and how I saw no changes! I was very upset about this. I had my second treatment yesterday; I waited six weeks in between. I saw no reddness or blistering after my first but my second turned red and blistered immediately so I am hoping to see significant results after this one. As I metioned I was quite depressed to see how little it changed during the first treatment. I scheduled my third for exactly four weeks from yesterday so I hope thats not too soon. I bought a plane ticket so I cannot push it without paying a lot of money to push the flight. the first time the nurse told me to come back in four weeks becasue my skin will be used to the laser but yesterday she said to wait six weeks so that it fades more so I don't know what to do. =/

I'm sure you'll see fading after your most recent treatment. The redness was a definite sign for me that the setting was high enough. I was very surprised to see so much fading from my second treatment, especially after the first was such a complete wash. Hopefully you'll have the same experience! Keep us updated!

I'm overdue for another treatment but haven't had one yet -- hopefully in the next few weeks. The longer I wait, the more fading I notice. My tattoo really has faded a lot since the second treatment. The key seems to be the setting! I'll update as soon as I start seeing results from treatment #3. How about you? Have you had another session? How's it going?

Hii yes I had my second treatment today and I'm so excited because I think this time I will see results. I believe he did turn up the setting because I blistered a lot this time, which is indicating that it has responded well. I tried to update my review but am having difficulties...I'm going to try again tomorrow so you can see some pictures. Do you have any pictures? I agree with you tho..the longer you wait is key to have your body fully respond to get rid of the ink. They told me 50 percent is the laser and the other 50 is up to your immune system. When you get your next treatment let me know how it goes, ttyl!

Hi ilovealexis, It's been three weeks since my last treatment and I'm just now starting to notice some real fading. It's enough that I'll probably continue with it, but I'm not as impressed as I expected to be. The first treatment was a complete waste of time and money -- the setting really has to be higher to have any effect at all. If you aren't bright red and sore (or even blistered) for at least a week afterward, I don't think the machine is turned up high enough. I'm going to ask them to increase the setting even more next time. You might want to try it again and tell them to increase the power.

Thats so odd that happened to you! My experience was totally different, my all black tattoo was treated at 3.5 for the first treatment, and it blistered like crazy and removed a ton of ink. Next time at 3.0 I had much less blistering, presumable since so much surface ink was hit on the first treatment. Planning on doing 2.5 next time.

Good luck! Let me know how it goes.